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I apologize in advance if this is already around somewhere, just new to these forums (though I've used Serebii a lot for other things).

I have been going back and re-watching the OS (again) and keeping up with the new BW episodes, and am wondering if I'm the only one that really misses the old Dexter (Ash's pokedex)? In the OS, especially the first couple episodes, Dexter had a personality, taking shots at him for doing stupid things, giving more useful info (like pokemon types, which doesn't always seem to be the case anymore), and telling him things outside pokemon info (like how to capture pokemon and stuff). Ever since OS, Dex has become soo boring (I know its not the star of the show, but it was a nice little bit every now and then).
 
I do! Dexter for me is the very best type of PokéDex existing! It didn't only work as a normal PokéDex, but also it had that kind of charisma a character would have. It was used also as a Trainer Card, as you could see in the second episode of the original season. And I think it was also used as a phone card.

I clearly remember giving late advices to Ash when he firstly tried to catch a Pokémon. So yeah, the original Dex will ever be the best one.
 
Machines are not supposed to have personalities, so it was kind of disturbing.
 
Plenty of machines have had personalities (Hal from 2001, Bender from Futruama, Kit from Nightrider, etc..) and it makes them better. Like I said, Dex was never an integral part of the show, but it was a nice distraction.

Personality aside, the old Dex still gave more useful info to Ash then the new ones. The new ones tell how the pokemon hunts its prey not what its typing is or stuff like that.
 
Dexter was essentially doing the job the writers realized someone else in the group could have done. When they decided to rework the show in Advance Generation they had two (three whenever Ash got his act together) characters who were really good at the analytic side of Pokemon so there was no need for Dexter.

I don't really miss Dexter. We have enough snarkers.
 
I vaguelly remember it for a certain amount of time in Kanto, it was funny and a nice addition, but lets face it a lot of things in Kanto would never show up in newer seasons these days.

It's the reason we never see things such as real life animals anymore.
 
I can only remember Dexter being funny in the first episode. Other than that... Just analyzing Pokemon and tidbits on the side in the beginning of Kanto.

How-ever, I...do miss-his...voice. :)
 
I don't mind the new Dexter, but I think reminiscing about how much better the old one was is a load of bollocks. Hell, I think Unova's returning to the old Dex by giving him that same male voice that we heard in OS, and even though he's rather monotone with his personality, it's gonna be hilarious hearing the (fairly violent) entries of Pokemon like Heatmor, Durant and Hydreigon.
 
munchlaxboy said:
I can only remember Dexter being funny in the first episode. Other than that... Just analyzing Pokemon and tidbits on the side in the beginning of Kanto.

How-ever, I...do miss-his...voice. :)
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I am pretty sure Dexter's voice changed in the episode Togepi hatched. When Ash upgrades his Pokedex, Prof. Oak even tells him it'll have a new voice.
 
I agree with all the post that mention the dextar was the best pokedex because it would say stupid/helpfull things.
 
Don't miss Dexter one bit, even in my youth I've always been apathetic to him.
 
I never really cared about it. I don't really remember it really having much of a personality much of the time anyways, I can vaguely remember it one time saying something to Ash outside of it's usual give info on a Pokemon.

I don't miss it at all.
 
An electronic machine should not have personality, that was weird, I am happy they dropped that, cause it makes it more realistic is all I'm saying.
 
octopusG44 said:
Machines are not supposed to have personalities, so it was kind of disturbing.
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Guardianofthesea said:
An electronic machine should not have personality, that was weird, I am happy they dropped that, cause it makes it more realistic is all I'm saying.
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Of all the reasons to dislike Dexter, this makes the least amount of sense.
 
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